Acquisitions - Pro Forma Disclosures (Details) - Journal Communications, Inc. - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information, Nonrecurring Adjustment [Line Items]
Operating revenues	$ 198,134	$ 383,619
Income from continuing operations attributable to the shareholders of The E.W. Scripps Company	$ 9,308	$ 6,578
Income per share from operations attributable to the shareholders of The E.W. Scripps Company - Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.11	$ 0.08
Income per share from operations attributable to the shareholders of The E.W. Scripps Company - Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.11	$ 0.08

The pro forma basic net income per share for a period as if the business combination or combinations had been completed at the beginning of a period.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-Section 50
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